My 3 ft tank

[toshi]

One of the nicest tanks I've seen lately Hatchet! Great looking setup.

toshi

[benny]

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On 10/1/2002 5:31:18 PM

I did shoot the pic in total darkness, The first pic, I did remove the surrounding in photoshop to enhance on the glow of the aquarium.

But seem like in a few weeks time, I will have to do a major renovation to a few of the riccia as it will dislodge soon.

Thanks for all your comments.
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What did you use shoot the picture. Digital or regular? Did you use tripod? Share some tips leh!!

[hatchet]

I use my friend's Nikon Coolpix 885 to shoot. (my personal rating****)
(Retailing at $999 but I heard some ah beng shop can give you at about $800.)
After the shoot, I also kena seduce to buy one, but no money.

Never use tripod, just hold my breath when I take the shot. Just dun use flash light as it will create flare on the glass. To be honest, Digital is easier than Film because you see what you get on the spot. Dun like, shoot again. I am not train in the photography area, but because of digital technology, it made photography slightly easier for an amateur like me. I never check exposure, f.stop and all that jazz.......just check the LCD monitor to see whether you like the shot or not.

Because this tank is in my bedroom and next to my mattress, I took out some parts of the mattress in photoshop to keep focus on the tank.

My surface skimmer and in-out valve and co2 reactor is hidden behind a piece of wood tied with taiwan moss and it created some darker areas in the tank. So when you take the shot, it is always darker in those areas so it made the composition 'cleaner' as well.

Also try shooting pictures from different angles that you feel will bring out the character of the tank.

Cheers.

ps. I tried shooting with a SLR camera, the result not so ideal. Because I dun know what went wrong. Waste alot of money developing and buying film :<